Son Heung-min has more than 150 billion assets... What is the 'real' amount of money you won from entering the U.S.? "Annual salary of 14.8 billion + Alpha"

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There is a lot of interest in the astronomical assets and the size of the new contract of Son Heung-min (34, LA FC), who is active in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS).

India's "Times of India" highlighted the size of Son Heung-min's LAFC contract on the 12th (local time), analyzing the enormous wealth he accumulated during his European career.

The media said, "The star's trip to the U.S., who has been active at the highest level in Europe for many years, was a big surprise to the soccer world." Son Heung-min's joining immediately sparked tremendous interest in the entire league and his team LAFC, and fans naturally turned to the financial scale of the transfer.

LA FC recruited Son Heung-min as a 'designated player' in August 2025. The contract period is until 2027 and can be extended to 2028 or 2029 when the extension option is invoked.

According to reports, Son's guaranteed annual salary amounts to about $11.2 million (about 16.6 billion won) every year. This is the second-largest recruitment after Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) in the entire MLS, and is considered one of the largest recruitments in league history.

For LA FC, it was a sports and commercial decision to have a striker of worldwide reputation, even at the expense of a large transfer fee paid to Tottenham.

The media estimated that Son Heung-min had already built a net worth of about $100 million (about 149 billion won) as the most successful soccer player in Asia even before entering MLS. "He made his debut at a young age in Hamburg, Germany, shook the Bundesliga with his unique speed, and achieved financial success on the English stage by collecting huge performance bonuses and participation allowances," the media said.

The income from outside the ground is also huge. The media said, "Based on its unrivaled popularity in Korea and Asia, it has proved the highest level of market value by signing large advertising and sponsorship contracts with major global companies."

"It is true that the contract with LA FC added another strong source of income for Son Heung-min," he said, adding, "The salary he receives in MLS is only a part of the enormous wealth he has accumulated in European soccer for a long time."

Son Heung-min, who left the EPL for LA FC in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) last summer, is quickly becoming a league superstar and is actively playing. Even after joining during the last season, he scored more than one offensive point per game, scoring 12 goals and three assists in a total of 13 games. In this season, he has been showing overwhelming performances with one goal and six assists in six official games since the opening of the season.

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